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The makers of Pokemon have been pumping out advertisements to build a new team for the development of a new console game described as a, "Globally popular RPG."

Reported by Siliconera (and corroborated by our own translation), an advert for a 3D CG designer calls for someone to work on "characters, monsters and items" for "a title that everyone knows".

The advert specifically says that this is a console title. while a second job listing (for a character model creator) specifies someone with experience of creating models up to "Wii U / PS Vita-level".

The Pokemon company has already said it would be making games for the New Nintendo Switch, and many speculate their first game could be coming by the end of this year.

The third entry for Sun and Moon exclusively on Switch perhaps? Or something different entirely?

The year just got more interesting for Switch owners.

 

[Ritsuki]

Still just "reportedly".. Nothing official.

My bad, my English isn't that good, I thought reportedly meant that it was an actual report, so verified and all

 

[Deleted member 408979]

if they hire minors i could go work with writing the story.

Lets make a pokemon game in mexico

 

[smilodon]

MMO and Pokemon are a perfect blend, it's a competitive game as it is. I'm surprised Nintendo hasn't really capitalised on it yet.

But pokémon go IS a MMO.

 

[Kioku]

My bad, my English isn't that good, I thought reportedly meant that it was an actual report, so verified and all

Well, at this point it's all but confirmed... But until we get official word, it's best to treat it like a rumor.

 

[Muskusrat]

Pokemon game with the (optimized) Zelda engine. Just think of the posibilitied, I would instant buy that and they can easily build on it by making DLC that includes new areas. Could also have an online zone / area to play vs others, hell have a pokemon tournament .

 

[LuxerWap]

Hm... If not Pokémon, I can definitely say that they could be creating a new IP that's in the RPH genre. If so, I would be glad about it. Even if it isn't Pokémon.

 

[Deleted member 408979]

i just hope gamefreak can move out of its comfort zone for once.

 

[Xzi]

A Pokemon MMORPG?
Weird...

Would be about time. Would also sell more Switches than Wiis.

 

[V0ltr0n]

I know I'm one of the very few ppl that absolutely hate pokemon as a whole. That being said, you can't deny that a legit pokemon rpg developed exclusively for switch will be a guaranteed system seller. Especially during the holiday season. As much as I cringe at the announcement, this is one step further in making the switch a success.

 

[Onepunchbruh]

Game Freak want to build there own console?

 

[kumikochan]

Pokemon game with the (optimized) Zelda engine. Just think of the posibilitied, I would instant buy that and they can easily build on it by making DLC that includes new areas. Could also have an online zone / area to play vs others, hell have a pokemon tournament .

Don't count on it if they're talking about hiring someone with the average level of ps vita modeling

 

[mizorechan]

Considering the atrocious performance of 3DS Pokémon games, they really need to hire new people.

 

[WiiUBricker]

Meh, games are being developed all the time and just because a developer hires, doesn't mean it's anything to go crazy about. Case in point, Retro Studios were hiring since years and yet still no new gaems.

 

[Xzi]

Meh, games are being developed all the time and just because a developer hires, doesn't mean it's anything to go crazy about. Case in point, Retro Studios were hiring since years and yet still no new gaems.

Well, a Pokemon game on Switch was already pretty much a given...this just feeds into that assumption more. Retro might also have been hiring in preparation for Switch, not because they were working on something at that very moment.

 

[Foxi4]

But pokémon go IS a MMO.

It's also not a Nintendo game, it only uses the Pokemon license. Big difference.

 

[pandavova]

The Pokemon company has already said it would be making games for the "New Nintendo Switch".

Already leaked name of the better Switch?!?!?!

 

[raystriker]

Is anyone applying?

 

[Zense]

Pokemon game with the (optimized) Zelda engine.

I support the idea, it's just to me what comes to mind is the amount of grass you walk through to find pokemon would make for a pretty laggy experience, considering the reports on Zelda.

Jokes aside, I'm sure an Rpg would mean a mainline pokemon game, also since those are the ones that are globally popular. Conquest, Mystery Dungeon etc., wouldn't live up to "globally popular". Then again I don't have any sales numbers to back up my opinion.

However, if I remember correctly, Game Freak usually publish random pokemon minigames on a console before they release the big games, which would imply a crappy game coming out first.

Pokken Tournament is sadly out of the question...

 

[03bgood]

Future Games:

Pokemon Stars/Sun & Moon 2
Pokemon 8th gen games (Plus and Minus)
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl remakes (Spirit Diamond and Phantom Pearl)

I really think D/P/Pl remakes could work. They could make them better than the originals. This seems to be a pattern with all remakes

FR/LG = Better than R/B/Y
HG/SS = Not as good as G/S/C
OR/AS = Better than R/S/E

So at worst, D/P remakes could not be as good as the originals but I think they might be better since the 4th generation was one of the weakest gens, along with gen 5.

Still weird that we didn't get Pokemon Z/X2&Y2 on the 3DS/N3DS. That's probably why we got Sun and Moon, instead.

 

[Pluupy]

Meh, games are being developed all the time and just because a developer hires, doesn't mean it's anything to go crazy about. Case in point, Retro Studios were hiring since years and yet still no new gaems.

The last time there was a news post like this it was for Grezzo. That job listing was very obviously for Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, which was released nearly a year later, iirc.